I appreciate the response and it's good to hear more context. I've heard your name but don't know much about your work.
My understanding is that the relays can be run on many devices (kind of like bitcoin nodes, so similarly decentralized). If I can run a relay that my family and/or community can use, isn't it up to me whether it's censored or not?
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Relays are only like bitcoin nodes in the bad way, they do not scale.
Unlike Bitcoin, every "node" can censor, and thus every large relay can be censored by the gov.
Relays are just servers. They are no more "decentralized" than traditional web servers, which you can also run yourself.
Nostr has no meaningful comparison to Bitcoin, which entirely different as a system.
John, you're a smart person. Which Nostr developer hurt you that made you want to have these takes?
I don't think he answered your question, unfortunately. he made other good points but he dodged your question